First Independent Mena Newspaper
The revenues of the OCP group have increased over the first nine months of 2025 to $9.04 billion up from $6.95 billion reported the same period last year. Growth was driven primarily by higher export volumes of phosphate rock and fertilizers, supported by strong global demand and OCP’s ability to meet incremental regional demand, said […]
American tech giant NVIDIA has identified Morocco as a priority market for expansion following its June entry into South Africa, signaling the continent’s growing importance in global artificial intelligence infrastructure development. The company recently sent a delegation to meet key economic stakeholders in Morocco’s capital, according to industry reports. This strategic move reflects Africa’s determination […]
Africa has taken decisive steps to reclaim control over value creation from its natural resources as global demand for critical metals accelerates. The Marrakech Declaration adopted by Morocco’s International Mining Congress, held Nov. 24 -26, marks a strategic milestone in continental resource governance. The energy transition narrative long focused on replacing fossil fuels with renewable […]
A delegation from Hezbollah, Iran’s backed Lebanese Shia group, posing as Syrian religious leaders, visited lately the Polisario-controlled Tindouf Camps, southern Algeria. The visit has triggered security alarms among American and European counter-terrorism agencies as the move confirms the links between the Algeria-backed Polisario militia and the Iranian proxies seeking to expand to North Africa […]
Morocco has secured its position as the second most attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in renewable energy across the Middle East and North Africa, according to two recent international reports. The Kingdom attracted over $38.1 billion in green energy investments between 2003 and 2024, confirming its growing role in the global energy transition, […]
Morocco imposed anti-dumping duties to imports of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) originating from Egypt, after an investigation confirmed significant dumping margins and recommended definitive duties to protect the domestic market. The investigation, launched on November 27, 2024, initially concluded that Egyptian PVC imports were causing serious harm to Morocco’s national industry. As a result, provisional duties […]
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said public investment allocations have grown by nearly 87% between 2020 and 2025, with projections to reach 380 billion dirhams next year. Speaking to members of the Upper House, Akhannouch said this increase is aimed at strengthening social integration and improving equity indicators across the country. Preschool enrollment has reached […]
Mauritania and France, on Tuesday, November 25, have formalized a preferential loan agreement worth €39.2 million to construct ten solar power plants equipped with storage systems, marking a strategic boost to the country’s clean energy ambitions. Signed in Nouakchott by Mauritanian Economy Minister Abdallahi Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya and France’s Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Nicolas […]
Cairo on Tuesday, November 25, convened a pivotal meeting of mediators and guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire to accelerate coordination with the United States ahead of the agreement’s second phase. The session, reported by Al-Qahera News, brought together Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Turkish intelligence […]
Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed summoned the European Union Ambassador to Tunisia, Giuseppe Perrone, on Tuesday to express a “strong protest” regarding what he considers a “violation of diplomatic protocols.” An official statement, released Wednesday morning, did not specify the exact reasons for this reaction. President Saïed conveyed to the ambassador his rejection of “practices outside […]